360 Recruitment Consultant (Smart Buildings & Energy)

360 Recruitment Consultant | Smart Buildings & Energy (US focus)

The Opportunity

Our client is a UK founder led recruitment business specialising in smart buildings, with a sharp focus on energy management and demand response. They partner closely with a select group of SaaS and hardware companies and grow with them, hiring across commercial, product and technical roles.

The business has just had its strongest year yet and is putting real weight behind the US market, especially New York and the East Coast. They now want an experienced 360 recruiter to help drive that growth: someone who loves winning new business on the phone and wants to be a key figure as the team grows in South Africa and the UK.

This is a small, hands on setup. You will work directly with the founder, with no layers in between, and have a real say in how the desk develops.

What You'll Do

• Open new client relationships across US and UK smart buildings and energy management companies, mainly by phone, supported by LinkedIn and email
• Book discovery meetings and turn them into new clients and roles
• Grow existing accounts by expanding from commercial hires into product and technical teams
• Run full delivery on roles such as Account Executives, Account Managers, Product Managers, Presales and BMS Engineers
• Learn a niche, technical market (demand response, energy management) and become credible in it
• Share ideas and experience with the founder as a genuine partner in growing the business

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Proven 360 or BD focused agency experience, with clients you have won yourself
• Confident, consistent cold calling, ideally into the US or UK
• A clear understanding of SaaS and commercial roles (AE, AM, CSM, product)
• Self motivated and reliable working remotely against weekly targets
• Happy to work afternoons into the evening SA time to cover US East Coast hours

Advantageous

• Experience in energy, smart buildings, construction tech, renewables or engineering
• US market recruitment experience
• Experience building a desk in a small or founder led business

Compensation & commission

Base salary: Up to R37,500/pm (more for an exceptional candidate)

Commission: uncapped sliding scale that increases as you move through target

Working pattern

Remote from South Africa

Core hours: afternoon into evening SA time to cover US East Coast and Central hours, finishing no earlier than around 9pm

Progression: a chance to grow with the business as it builds teams in South Africa and the UK